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Strongly informed by the Romantic operatic impulse, Giselher Klebe's music is vividly dramatic and intensely passionate, in both his stage works and his instrumental music. This 2004 release from Marco Polo is the second volume of Klebe's piano music, and prominently features his ominous Poèma drammatico for two pianos and orchestra. The performance by pianists Silke-Thora Matthies and Christian Köhn with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, directed by Peter Ruzicka, is powerful and menacing. A sense of theatrical violence and high tragedy is conveyed through this double concerto's numerous Verdi quotations -- from Otello, Simone Boccanegra, Macbeth, and other operas -- which are especially effective in the dissonant harmonic context. Matthies and Köhn also perform together in the clashing piano duets, Soggetto cavato, Opp. 122 and 129, and divide their labors in the remaining works. Of these pieces, the most striking may be Zornige Lieder ohne Worte, in which Matthies unleashes a flood of painful emotions, and the Thema und 39 Variationen, a compactly organized set in a deeply introspective reading from Köhn. The other pieces are more subdued and gentle, no doubt due to Klebe's personal affection for their dedicatees. The recording is clear and naturally resonant.
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Poema drammatico, Op. 130 (Giselher Klebe)
Peter Ruzicka, Conductor - Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist - Giselher Klebe, Composer - SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks, Orchestra
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Soggetto cavato primo, Op. 122 (Giselher Klebe)
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Soggetto cavato secondo, Op. 129 (Giselher Klebe)
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Widmungen, Op. 115 (Giselher Klebe)
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Zornige Lieder ohne Worte (Angry Songs without Words), Op. 118 (Giselher Klebe)
Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Silke-Thora Matthies, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Meine Enkelkinder und ich (My Grandchildren and I), Op. 140 (Giselher Klebe)
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Thema und 39 Variationen, Op. 142 (Giselher Klebe)
Christian Kohn, Artist, MainArtist - Giselher Klebe, Composer
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
Album review
Strongly informed by the Romantic operatic impulse, Giselher Klebe's music is vividly dramatic and intensely passionate, in both his stage works and his instrumental music. This 2004 release from Marco Polo is the second volume of Klebe's piano music, and prominently features his ominous Poèma drammatico for two pianos and orchestra. The performance by pianists Silke-Thora Matthies and Christian Köhn with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, directed by Peter Ruzicka, is powerful and menacing. A sense of theatrical violence and high tragedy is conveyed through this double concerto's numerous Verdi quotations -- from Otello, Simone Boccanegra, Macbeth, and other operas -- which are especially effective in the dissonant harmonic context. Matthies and Köhn also perform together in the clashing piano duets, Soggetto cavato, Opp. 122 and 129, and divide their labors in the remaining works. Of these pieces, the most striking may be Zornige Lieder ohne Worte, in which Matthies unleashes a flood of painful emotions, and the Thema und 39 Variationen, a compactly organized set in a deeply introspective reading from Köhn. The other pieces are more subdued and gentle, no doubt due to Klebe's personal affection for their dedicatees. The recording is clear and naturally resonant.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:56
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Christian Kohn Matthies Silke-Thora SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks Peter Ruzicka
- Composer: Giselher Klebe
- Label: Marco-Polo
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2004 Marco-Polo (P) 2004 Marco-Polo
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